makilá

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Lingala[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *gìdá, from Proto-Bantu *gìd, whence Lingala kila.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /ma˩.ˈki˩.la˥/

Noun[edit]

makilá class 6

  1. blood
    ngai na ye tozali makila moko
    I am one family with her.
    (literally, “I and she are one blood.”)
  2. life

Derived terms[edit]